D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Manifestation

/mănˌ-əf-ĕs-tāsh'-ən/ · Man·i·fes·ta·tion · IPA /ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/
01 n. The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding.
  1. 1.
    The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding.
  2. 2.
    That which manifests; a phenomenon which gives evidence of something hidden; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation; the delayed manifestation of a disease.
    “The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be performed, requires this public manifestation of them at the great day.” Atterbury.
  3. 3.
    The materialization or apparition of a spirit; -- a phenomenon claimed to be seen by spiritualists.